IN DENIAL

The moment has gone, revolution
has failed. Again. The camp
has been evicted, the posters
taken down, we are in denial
and claim the higher moral ground.

The world works like this:
build it up, tear it down,
hope against the odds,
deal with the smack in the face.
Nothing is up for debate.

 

 

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© Rupert M Loydell
Illustration: Atlanta Wiggs


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    1. or the disadvantaged youth, what are the choices that the ruling oligarchy allows them? Go into military service and fight the wars for the rich so they can possibly receive the ‘blessings’ of the rich to pursue an education? Or become a slave to them by amassing student loan debt while the wealthy ones path is paved. There is no real opportunity. Efforts are rarely rewarded, but the good conformists are rewarded. Is it any wonder that many poor kids turn to the sale of drugs and crime? When we do not reward effort, the elite oppress, and opportunities are grim, some are willing to assume the risk
      and danger if only for a moment to be apart from poverty and struggle. And so it is with our homeless and those we often label mentally ill. They seek to be free from oppression, and thus many depart from the reality and standards of corrupt society. As Laing stated, madness may very well be a normal response to a society gone mad. For these persons, the elite drug them into submission, their experience is of no importance, and so they often wander the streets with little chance of recovery as first, no one seems to care, second, they are damaged by psychiatric drugs, and lastly, society refuses to change.
      Where is our sense of humanity? Where is our compassion? Can equality truly exist? We are taught not to worry about such things, there is a pill for these worries. No need to change anything, its all in your brain. You have the money, you can be part of the game, and maybe win. If you don’t have money, you lose. Whether this be education, health care, or other basic human rights.

      Comment by Dan L. Edmunds, Ed.D. on 10 April, 2020 at 5:10 pm

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